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On Tuesday, Magic Johnson lashed out against Lakers owner/executive Jim Buss. "[He's] trying to do it himself, trying to prove to everybody that this was the right decision, that 'my dad gave me the reins,' and he's not consulting anybody," Johnson said on ESPN's "First Take." After the passing of Lakers owner Jerry Buss in February 2013, son Jim Buss became the final word for the Lakers on the basketball side of franchise, as executive vice president of basketball operations. "His father was smart enough to understand that, you know? 'I can own the team, but I don't have the basketball expertise to make those decisions, so...

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On Tuesday, Magic Johnson lashed out against Lakers owner/executive Jim Buss.
"[He's] trying to do it himself, trying to prove to everybody that this was the right decision, that 'my dad gave me the reins,' and he's not consulting anybody,"...

Perhaps the moment when Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge truly entered the consciousness of NBA fans was in the first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets last season.
The Trail Blazers won in six games with Aldridge putting up back-to-back...

Kobe Bryant didn't pass Michael Jordan on the career scoring list, but there was still quite an accomplishment Friday.
The Lakers outscored the San Antonio Spurs.
They gave up a nine-point lead in the final 1:59, a seemingly fatal mistake on the road...

The Lakers announced sad news Monday in a statement on the team's website:
“Alina Claire Kupchak, daughter of Lakers General Manager Mitch and his wife Claire, passed away this morning at the age of 15 after a lengthy illness. The family asks for and...

The news about the death of Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak's teenage daughter has been hard for everyone in the Lakers' family, Coach Byron Scott said before the team played Portland.
Alina Claire Kupchak, the 15-year-old daughter of Mitch and...

As UCLA football fans have learned, the journey to becoming an elite college football program is not an easy one. If the Bruins wish to take that next step, winning today's game is a requirement. With USC coming off scholarship sanctions, any type of loss...

The Clippers dealt the Charlotte Hornets their sixth consecutive loss Monday, 113-92, in the second game of a back-to-back set.
The victory, accomplished after five ties and five lead changes, was the Clippers' third in four games on their current...

Blake Griffin and Chris Paul wanted to keep it simple. Get back to doing those things they do so well.
It's what made them All-Stars and transformed the Clippers from laughingstocks to serious title-contenders.
Their team had largely gotten away from...

This is Jim Harrick's time of the year. The blood flows a little faster. The adrenaline gets to work earlier in the day.
It's about to be college basketball season. The squeak of gym shoes on hardwood floors is music to his ears, even though these days...

Just when things couldn't get worse for the Lakers, history tapped them on the shoulder. Not the championship-toting, parade-planning type.
The Lakers are off to their worst start since 1957, a 0-4 beginning made official after a 127-104 loss Saturday to...

Jerry West, whose silhouette is featured in the NBA's red, white and blue logo, walked away from the Lakers and a renowned basketball career because a groin injury limited his game. At the time he eloquently said, "I'm not willing to sacrifice my...

A few weeks ago I was asked what I thought would be a bigger number this season for the Lakers: games won or games played by Steve Nash. I said I thought it was too close to call. In light of Nash missing the entire season and playing zero games in...

Michael Heisley
Billionaire businessman moved NBA's Grizzlies from Vancouver to Memphis
Michael Heisley, 77, a billionaire businessman who moved the NBA's Grizzlies from Vancouver to Memphis and made an unsuccessful bid to buy the Dodgers in 2012,...

Magic Johnson would be interested in purchasing the Clippers, with financial backing from Guggenheim Partners, if they were put up for sale, according to a person familiar with the situation.
A racially charged audio recording surfaced Saturday in...

The six brothers and sisters, with a gap of 31 years from eldest to youngest, gathered in the winter near the first anniversary of their father's death to discuss some problems about the family business. It's also the city's treasured sports team — the...

Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak will have the opportunity to rebuild the Lakers (25-53) after agreeing to a multiyear contract extension.
Kupchak has served as the team's general manager since 2001, winning four titles on his watch. Now the Lakers...

For much of our adult lives, the Lakers have been the toast of the town. That's why the anguish is so understandable now that they are merely toast.
But in the midst of all the noise, have we not missed some of the more salient points? Are we so...

DENVER — Phil Jackson, viewed by some Lakers fans as a future savior of the franchise, has been offered a front-office job by the New York Knicks.
Jackson, 68, recently met with Knicks owner James Dolan and planned to make a decision next week, the New...